“It’s got new paint but it’s the same kind of place, it is what it is. It’s an iconic club.”

“There were people there who were around in that era, it gave them a purpose to go down and relive it.”

Until 1974 licensing restrictions meant only two people could be on stage at a time but then-manager Jim Murray got council approval for the three to play.

Retired floor-layer Mr Wakeley said: “That night was a huge success and this set the stage for the pub to become one of the major live music venues in Oxfordshire as it still is today.You could call it Oxford’s own version of the Cavern Club.”